Cushion-heel.



PATENTED Nov. 21V, 1005.

W. T. MOLAUGIHLINv CUSHION HEEL.

APPLIGATION FILED DB0. 9, 1004.

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`UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

Application filed Decemherg, 1904. Serial No. 236,175.

To all whom, it mja/,y concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. MCLAUGH- LIN, of Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cushion- Heels, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved construction ofmetallic cushionheel having the novel features which I will now proceedto describeand claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a shoe having myimproved heel applied thereto, the latter and the heel part of the shoebeing shown in section. Fig. 2 represents a plan view of the heeldetached. Figs. 3 and 4 represent sections on lines 3 3 and 4 4,respectively, of Fig. 2.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

The heel of this invention consists, preferably, of a pair of resilientmetal plates a and I), rigidly connected together at their centralportions, as by a bolt or rivet c, and being dished so that their edgesare separated. Springs Z are interposed between the separated portionsof the plates in order to assist in holding them apart and to increasethe resilient resistance to collapsing. Preferably these springs will'beof helical form and located as near as practicable to the periphery ofthe heel. They are preferably retained in place by having their endportions engaged with protuberances and depressions formed in theplates. The plate c is formed with offset portions produced by forcingportions of the material of the plate away from the surface thereof tocause rounded projections or protuberances c, projecting toward theinteriorl of the heel, while the plate Z) has depressions f formed inits surface in the same manner and located in correspondingpositionopposite to the protuberances of the plate a. The springs arelocated with one end portion surrounding a protuberance e and the otherend portion being set in a depression f. Obviously the relativearrangement of the depressions and protuberances may be reversed, orboth plates may be provided with oppositelyextending projections ordepressions, the eX- act arrangement shown not being essential to myinvention.

, An appearance of being made of leather is given to the heel by meansof a leather strip g, passed about the periphery of the heel, eX-tending across the space between the plates, and secured to the edges ofthe plates. Upon the lower side of the heel a top lift may be secured inany suitable manner, as by forming spurs z. from the material of theplate o, projecting away from the surface of the plate, which may beembedded in the top lift. The heel may be secured to the Ishoe by meansof nails c', extended through holes in the upper plate, or by spursturned up from the plate and driven into the sole of the shoe or in anyother desired way.

I claim- 1. A cushion-heel comprising a pair of resilient platesconnected together at their central portions and separated at theirperipheries, the peripheral portions being adapted to yield underpressure, and springs interposed between the separated portions of theplates, and arranged to hold them apart.

2. A cushion-heel comprising a pair of resilient plates connectedtogether at their central portions and separated at their peripheries,springs interposed between the separated portions of the plates, and aleather strip fastened to the edges of the plates extending over thespace between them.

3. A cushion-heel comprising a pair of resilient plates connectedtogether at their central portions and separated at their peripheries,said plates having offset portions adjacent their edges, the offsetportions of one plate being opposite the corresponding offset portionsof the other plate, and springs interposed between the plates andengaged with said offset portions.

4. A cushion-heel comprising a pair of resilient plates connectedtogether at their central portions and separated at their peripheries,one of the plates having bosses or protuberances adjacent its edge andthe other having depressions in line with said protuberances, andhelical springs interposed between said plates with their ends engagedwith said protuberances and depressions.

5. A cushion-heel comprising a pair of resilient plates connectedtogether at their central portions and separated at their 'peripheries,springs interposed between the sepabetween the separated portions oftheplates IO rated portions of the plates, a leather strip and detaehablyengaged therewith.

fastened to the edges of the plates extending ln testimony whereof Ihave aixed my sigover the space between them, and a top lift nature inpresence of two witnesses.

5 connected to one of said plates.

6. A cushion-heel comprising a pair of re- WILLIAM T' MCLAUGHLIN silientplates connected together at their cen- Witnesses: ters and separated attheir peripheries, and a WILLIAM J. BURNS,

plurality of independent springs interposed CLARENCE W. MCGUIRE.

